Events

Here are some upcoming events that we think will be of interest to our readers. If you would like to submit an event to be listed here, please contact us.

Events for October 7, 2017 - July 22, 2017

Digital Equity: Technology & Learning in the Lives of Lower Income Families

The Joan Ganz Cooney Center, Rutgers University, and New America are hosting Digital Equity: Technology & Learning in the Lives of Lower Income Families on February 3, 2016. The forum will highlight the results of a nationwide survey of lower-income families, funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler will deliver opening remarks. Key topics include: Demographic differences in families’ online connectivity Presence of digital devices and Internet connections in the home Use of libraries and…

LearnLaunch 2016

The LearnLaunch Across Boundaries conference, co-hosted by the Harvard Graduate School of Education and the Harvard Business School, aims to promote dialogue about digital learning. The fourth annual conference will examine the following question: “Are we digitizing past practice or moving toward personalized learning?” The conference brings together a diverse set of voices to discuss the most challenging questions facing teachers and the edtech industry today, including entrepreneurs, educators, education administrators, investors, developers, students, and industry experts who are interested in the…

FETC 2016

The Future of Education Technology Conference brings together education leaders and technology experts to exchange techniques and strategies for teaching and learning success. Known worldwide for its outstanding program, FETC provides educators and administrators the opportunity to explore the integration of technology across the curriculum — from kindergarten to college — through hands-on exposure to the latest hardware, software and successful strategies. Lisa Guernsey will share insights from Tap, Click, Read as the keynote speaker for the Early Learning Summit on…

Kids At Play Interactive Awards (at CES)

The 6th Annual KAPi (Kids at Play Interactive) Awards celebrate excellence in children’s media. Emcees Warren Buckleitner of Children’s Technology Review, Robin Raskin of Living in Digital Times, the KAPi jurors and some special guests will be presenting awards to some of the most deserving people and products in the kids’ tech industry. Meet, greet, and mingle with the toys, the tech and the people as we kick off 2016 the Year of the Digital Kids.

Teaching & Learning with the iPad 2015

Teaching & Learning with the iPad began four years ago to provide teachers, administrators, schools and school districts guidance as they implemented the use of iPads in the classroom. The conference has grown in attendance and breadth of content covered including keynotes, concurrent sessions and, new this year, extended workshop options. Attendees will come away with valuable information to enhance their own skills with the iPad as well as new resources to facilitate use of the device in the learning…

Diverse Families and Media: Using Research to Inspire Design

On Friday, October 30, the Families and Media Project is hosting a morning of discussions about the need to create diverse media for children and families and to launch our newest publication, Diverse Families and Media: Using Research to Inspire Design. The panels are: Designing for Diverse Families Kevin Clark George Mason University Claudia Haines Association for Library Service to Children Aaron Morris PBSKids Michael Levine Joan Ganz Cooney Center (moderator) Opportunities to Support Home-School Connections Using Technology Brigid Barron…

2015 ALAS Summit

This conference is a collaborative, inclusive, nationwide community initiative involving educators and organizations at all levels. It is designed to significantly increase opportunities for building education-related connections around the country. Additionally, this conference allows for a platform to present ideas, examples and projects related to connecting educational leaders with a strong emphasis on inspiring action towards solving real-world problems involving Latino students. Click to learn more about the 2015 ALAS Summit.

Digital Kids Summit

The Digital Kids Summit, will be taking place September 9-10, 2015 in San Francisco at the Children’s Creativity Museum. DKS is the only event on the west coast focused on children’s digital media – covering both the entertainment and learning markets.  DKS is a single-track, 2-day event limited to 220 guests, that guarantees great networking.  Don’t forget, Earlybird Registration is now open.

Games in Education Symposium

Games in Education started as a multi-day symposium which focuses on the topic of using video games to supplement and inspire in-classroom education. Participants span early childhood through post secondary educators in New York’s Capital District and surrounding regions who are interested in finding ways to use video games and related technology to enrich and inspire interest by students in core curriculum topics. The symposium has run annually since 2007 and is free for educators to attend. In 2014, Games…

EdmodoCon

EdmodoCon helps teachers navigate the digital learning environment, and introduces them to new ideas and tools to improve student learning. Last year, more than 44,000 educators from 172 countries registered to virtually attend. This year, Edmodo welcomes Michael Horn, co-founder and executive director of education at the Clayton Christensen Institute, as the closing keynote, during which he’ll discuss how educators can design blended learning environments and harness its benefits—personalization, access, and equity at scale—to unleash student achievement. In addition, the event…

Serious Play Conference

The Serious Play Conference, now in our 5th year, is a leadership conference for professionals who embrace the idea that games can revolutionize learning. Speakers, who come from all parts of the globe, share their experience creating or using games in the corporation, classroom, healthcare institution, government and military and offer tips on how to move game-based education programs ahead. At Serious Play, attendees listen, share and participate actively in informal sessions dedicated to the discussion of the future of…

The Children’s Media Conference

The Children’s Media Conference is the only gathering in the UK for everyone involved in developing, producing and distributing content to kids – on all platforms. We welcome delegates from TV, interactive media, games, licensing, toys, radio, book and magazine publishing and the arts and culture sector – with speakers from all those areas and beyond. It’s the only time when delegates from across our whole industry get together and, in the UK, it’s the best and most cost-effective way…